Table 2.
Food contributors to total intake of iron in the pre-fortification period according to life stage. São Paulo, Brazil, 2003
| 9–13 years | 14–18 years | 19–50 years | ≥51 years | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Percentage (%) | Median | Percentage (%) | Median | Percentage (%) | Median | Percentage (%) | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Food | (g) | Relative | Cumulative | Rank | Food | (g) | Relative | Cumulative | Rank | Food | (g) | Relative | Cumulative | Rank | Food | (g) | Relative | Cumulative |
| Pre-fortification | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Beans | 86·0 | 22·3 | 22·3 | 1 | Beef | 99·2 | 26·6 | 26·6 | 1 | Beef | 100·0 | 29·7 | 29·7 | 1 | Beef | 80·0 | 27·0 | 27·0 |
| 2 | Beef | 70·0 | 21·1 | 43·4 | 2 | Beans | 86·0 | 26·2 | 52·8 | 2 | Beans | 86·0 | 22·8 | 52·5 | 2 | Beans | 86·0 | 24·1 | 51·1 |
| 3 | Dairy | 25·0 | 9·7 | 53·1 | 3 | Vegetables | 18·0 | 6·2 | 59·0 | 3 | Vegetables | 20·0 | 7·8 | 60·3 | 3 | Vegetables | 20·0 | 10·6 | 61·7 |
| 4 | Vegetables | 10·0 | 5·3 | 58·4 | 4 | Dairy | 25·0 | 5·7 | 64·7 | 4 | Processed meat and sausages | 45·0 | 4·6 | 64·9 | 4 | Fruits and juices | 101·0 | 5·3 | 67·0 |
| 5 | Cereals | 1·8 | 4·8 | 63·3 | 5 | Processed meat and sausages | 39·1 | 3·8 | 68·5 | 5 | Fruits and juices | 91·3 | 3·6 | 68·5 | 5 | Poultry | 60·0 | 4·1 | 71·1 |
| 6 | Processed meat and sausages | 30·0 | 4·4 | 67·7 | 6 | Poultry | 51·0 | 3·7 | 72·1 | 6 | Poultry | 60·0 | 3·5 | 72·1 | 6 | Processed meat and sausages | 40·0 | 3·6 | 74·6 |
| 7 | Candies | 11·3 | 4·0 | 71·7 | 7 | Fruits and juices | 99·4 | 3·5 | 75·7 | 7 | Rice | 150·0 | 3·2 | 75·3 | 7 | Rice | 116·3 | 3·6 | 78·2 |
| 8 | Poultry | 44·3 | 3·8 | 75·5 | 8 | Rice | 150·0 | 3·3 | 79·0 | 8 | Dairy | 25·0 | 2·9 | 78·2 | 8 | Tubers | 62·2 | 2·6 | 80·8 |
| 9 | Sauces | 20·0 | 3·2 | 78·7 | 9 | Candies | 15·7 | 2·9 | 81·8 | 9 | Tubers | 77·3 | 2·6 | 80·8 | 9 | Legumes | 6·2 | 2·6 | 83·3 |
| 10 | Fruits and juices | 86·0 | 3·1 | 81·8 | 10 | Tubers | 78·1 | 2·6 | 84·4 | 10 | Candies | 16·8 | 2·2 | 83·0 | 10 | Cereals | 3·0 | 1·9 | 85·3 |
| 11 | Rice | 125·0 | 2·8 | 84·5 | 11 | Sauces | 15·0 | 2·3 | 86·7 | 11 | Sauces | 15·0 | 2·1 | 85·1 | 11 | Milk | 123·8 | 1·9 | 87·1 |
| 12 | Tubers | 78·1 | 2·7 | 87·3 | 12 | Cereals | 1·8 | 1·7 | 88·5 | 12 | Flavoured drink | 10·8 | 1·9 | 87·0 | 12 | Candies | 15·0 | 1·6 | 88·7 |
| 13 | Cheese | 22·1 | 1·6 | 88·9 | 13 | Cheese | 22·0 | 1·3 | 89·8 | 13 | Cheese | 30·0 | 1·8 | 88·8 | 13 | Sauces | 13·6 | 1·5 | 90·3 |
| 14 | Other flour | 8·0 | 1·6 | 90·4 | 14 | Snacks | 38·0 | 1·1 | 90·9 | 14 | Fish and seafood | 50·0 | 1·2 | 90·1 | 14 | Cheese | 30·0 | 1·4 | 91·6 |
| 15 | Flavoured drink | 10·8 | 1·3 | 91·7 | 15 | Flavoured drink | 10·8 | 1·1 | 92·0 | 15 | Cereals | 1·7 | 1·0 | 91·1 | 15 | Fish and seafood | 63·6 | 1·21 | 92·9 |